Community Tasting Note
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solana Likes this wine: 97 points
January 3, 2017 - Wow. I always like this wine, but the 2001 vintage takes it to another level. I would not guess it is 15 years old; it seems half that.
No formal notes, but the impressions linger.
Aromas of honeyed ripe apples, Meyer lemons and intense minerality.
On the palate the honeyed quality is the scent of honey with no sweetness. The ripe apples and Meyer lemon are there too, joined by passion fruit and grapefruit. The minerals are intense with almost a spicy quality, like having a mouth full of the most delicious stone countering all the fruits. The finish is interwoven and endless.
Mann really hit it perfectly in 2001. I have no idea how long this wine will continue to grow and evolve. As delicious as it is now, there is the sense that it will grow more harmonious in years ahead. I am glad I have 2 more bottles, though I would like to have enough to drink one every year until it begins to slip off its plateau.601 views